Emergency Nurse
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Preparing staff for the sudden death of a child in the emergency department
A study day and guidance have given staff the skills to cope with sudden child death
Newsroom
NHS reliant on unpaid overtime and goodwill of staff, review body says
Pay Review Body says staff will struggle to cope unless changes are made
Public health green paper published, but ‘buried’, says RCN
Plans include steps to tackle smoking, obesity and mental health issues
Advice for nurses and employers as UK faces heatwave
RCN says staff must have time to rehydrate and take breaks in warm weather
Sepsis: hospital admissions in England have more than doubled in three years
Commentators say figure could be due to rise in awareness of the condition
Unpaid overtime and reliance on agency nurses in Wales must stop, RCN says
College briefs government with aim of informing its forthcoming workforce strategy
NMC revalidation data highlights diversity among NHS nurses and midwives
More than one third of nurses in the care home sector were trained outside the UK
Evidence and Practice
Time is precious: person-centred end of life care in an emergency department
A quality improvement project undertaken in one ED at a major tertiary referral hospital
Reducing attendance at trauma clinics by providing first-point-of-contact treatment
Implementing trauma pathways in two of Oxfordshire’s community minor injury units
Full-thickness burns due to contact with gastric acid
This article highlights the potential harm caused by gastric acid
How ED four-hour target affects clinical outcomes for people with a personality disorder
This article challenges the perception of the target as beneficial for all patients
Responding to nerve agent poisoning: a guide for emergency nurses. Part 2
The second part of our emergency nurse guide on nerve agents
Nursing patients with acute aortic dissection in emergency departments
This article aims to increase emergency nurses’ knowledge of acute aortic dissection
Features
Preparing staff for the sudden death of a child in the emergency department
A study day and guidance have given staff the skills to cope with sudden child death
ED nursing team makes end of life care a priority
How one trust created a pathway to enable people to die at home
The leadership strategy that changed the way others – and my team – saw our department
RCN Nurse of the Year 2019 led the transformation from ‘just outpatients’ to outstanding
Rapid triage: award-winning action plan slashes four-hour target breaches
How an emergency nurse practitioner team transformed an under-pressure eye casualty service
Escalation of youth violence piles pressure on care providers
Violence epidemic is placing new demands on healthcare staff beyond the clinical
Hospital opens door to fresh start for patients with personality disorder
A hospital’s ‘open door’ helps people with emotionally unstable personality disorder to cope
Opinion
The highs and lows of being a patient with an eating disorder in emergency care
Service user James Downs on how compassionate nurses made him feel worthy of being cared for
The importance of keeping our nursing knowledge up to date
It is vital to read widely and keep abreast of what is current in our learning
Join the Emergency Care Association at RCN Congress and make your voice heard
Congress on 19-23 May can be a great platform to generate and share ideas
Students
Leading on a cardiac arrest made me confident in giving CPR
Aiding a woman after a heart attack made a student more confident in handling emergencies
On the front line with a paramedic
A day spent shadowing a paramedic showed the complex range of skills this role requires, and...
Careers
Emergency nurse appointed to medical college committee
April McKay on why emergency nursing inspires her so much
'Saving lives isn't just about resuscitation'
Consultant nurse Sarah Charters says mental health is one of EDs' biggest challenges...
'Just when you think you have seen it all... you really haven’t'
RCNi Award finalist Julie Reeve talks about her 30-year career in nursing